Amethyst is a beautiful purple semi-precious gemstone, and is the birthstone for February. View over our range of amethyst gift ideas from women’s jewellery designs to hanging decorations. Wish that special woman in your life a very happy February birthday!
Inspired by the winter solstice and season of Yule, these hanging ornaments are hand-made with copper metal wire work, gemstones and glass beads. The designs follow the familiar contours of holly and mistletoe leaves, adorned with red and white berries. … Read More
Last call for my ready-made designs for Christmas gifts. View over the remaining goodies that are ready to be posted out. The next new stock update will be in January 2020! Eek. Give the gift of handmade this Christmas. These … Read More
This week has been full of butterflies and dragonflies in my studio. There are two new suncatcher designs hot off the work bench with very different colour palettes and levels of detail. The muted design with pastels pinks, soft whites … Read More
Peridot & Chinese Jade Beautiful peridot and Chinese jade are the birthstones for August. Peridot has a vibrant lime green translucence quality and is catches sunlight very well. Chinese jade, known as jadeite is my favourite gemstone of all, it … Read More
Inspired by misty morning forest walks where dew droplets cling to the trees. Natural gemstone beads make the perfect dew drop. I use a variety of watery beads in my designs, in particular I am fond of; labradorite, prehnite, rainbow … Read More
Inspired by the beautiful dolphin, this design is handmade with lashings of spiralling copper wire work and a soft grey palette of semi-precious gemstone and Czech glass beads. Following his soft contours and gentle character with bold lines and swirling … Read More
British foxgloves are the most beautiful wild flower there is. They come into flower late May and are in full bloom in June. Both a poison and a herbal medicine, the foxglove extract is used to help heart problem. If … Read More
I have a passion for creating designs that romanticise the British weather. My recent range of jewellery designs draws inspiration from storm clouds. Those dark grey clouds that look too heavy for the sky, and threaten wild weather to come. … Read More
A Collaboration of British Artists I have been working on a secret project, a collaboration with the very talented Tracey from Moongazey Art. We are both Hampshire artists and together we have birthed this little leaping hare pendant design. The … Read More
Extract from Making Jewellery, issue 127 2019 – order a copy here or a digital edition here * Subscribe to Making Jewellery here * Copyright © GMC Publications Link to print edition: https://www.makingjewellery.com/portfolio/magazine/ Link to digital edition: https://pocketmags.com/making-jewellery-magazine Link to … Read More
Peacock facts: Peacocks are like hummingbirds and butterflies, their feathers have a crystal like structure which reflects light in a metallic and shimmery way. The tail feathers are called a ‘train’ and have 200 individual feathers each with an eye … Read More
